# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Dana Container, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010575` · 1/17/2019 · UPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Dana Container, Inc.
- **Location:** 25 Maple Avenue, UPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01568
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reducing pressure on an over-the-road tank truck for unloading purposes. Due to an over-pressurization event and/or a defect, a 3-inch stainless steel washout pipe nipple cap failed and struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*